Books
Everyday Amazing
No big deal, but this is my entire outlook on life smashed into 245 pages. I imagined this book as fan mail addressed to the natural world, filled with uplifting musings on the science we experience every day that we're usually too preoccupied to notice, much less appreciate.
I've also described this book as "Intro Everything 101," since I take readers on a tour of basic chemistry, physics, cell biology, geology, neuroscience, and planetary science, to name a few.​​
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My hero Mary Roach was interviewed by the Boston Globe, and they asked her, "Which book do you turn to the most?" Well, I'm elated to report that she replied, “Everyday Amazing, one of the Beatrice the Biologist books. They are written by Katie McKissick for young adults. This one is about the natural world and how it works. She’s an incredible and charming explainer of cell biology or physics. I go to her when I need to understand, say, genetics. I have her book on my reference shelf along with my French dictionary and The Merck Manual."​
DNA is You!
Learn all about how your DNA makes you who you are—an awesome, unique individual—in this fun and simple illustrated guide!
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In DNA Is You!, I break down the ins and outs of DNA to give you the low-down on each trait, one by one. I also provide answers to questions like: how dependent are traits on your parents’ genes? Are they based on mutations or influenced by the environment? What kind of studies have been performed on genetics, and what have they discovered?
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Translated into four languages so far, this book is a mixture of explanations, illustrations, and really corny jokes.
Little Cells
A baby picture book, Little Cells covers how we are made of cells and gives children an idea of what some of them look like and do for our bodies.
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A preschool program in Ireland ordered a class set of these small books to use them as a curriculum to teach their young students about cell biology.
